Arab and Muslim Media Blame Israel for Internal Palestinian Strife Posted: June 18, 2007

The internecine fighting between Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a barrage of virulently anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic cartoons in the Arab and Muslim media.  Anti-Semitism has been a consistent feature in the Arab and Muslim media for decades, with the conflict between Fatah and Hamas providing the latest opportunity to blame the Jews and Israel. The following cartoons portray Israel and the Jews (many of them depicted with age-old stereotypical characteristics) as encouraging and mocking the strife between Hamas and Fatah, and portraying Israel as the beneficiary of their internal strife.

Algeria

Al-Khabar, June 17, 2007

The cartoon's headline: "The Palestinian Authority is splitting into two governments." The man is saying: "This is diversity…"

Bahrain

Akhbar al-Khalij, June 18, 2007

The Hammer is representing a "civil war." In Arabic, at the bottom: "The Palestinian people."


Akhbar al-Khalij, June 15, 2007

Israel\the Jews are painting the word "terror" with a brush representing "Hamas" and the "Fatah," through "the Palestinian blood."


Akhbar al-Khalij, June 14, 2007

The man on the right is representing "the Palestinian people." His right arm is representing "Hamas"; the left is representing "Fatah."

Egypt

Al-Akhbar, June 20, 2007 (Egypt)

The snake is saying and pointing at the two tails “those who are fighting while being inside (His mouth)… are the mouse Hamas and the mouse Fatah.”

Al-Akhbar , June 18, 2007

Olmert is saying: "I would also like to thank the brothers from Hamas and Fatah's military wings for their precious help and their standing beside us in exterminating themselves."

Kuwait

Al-Jarida, June 14, 2007

The fight between Fatah and Hamas in Gaza .

Lebanon

Al-Mustaqbal, June 16, 2007

Oman

Oman , June 13, 2007

Olmert is swimming in Gaza 's blood

Palestinian Authority

Al-Ayyam, June 14, 2007

Qatar

Al-Watan, June 17, 2007

The newspaper reads the "The Palestinian-Palestinian Conflict," and the Jew\Israeli is laughing in response.


Ar-Raya, June 16, 2007

On the right: "Hamas;" on the left: "Fatah."


Al-Watan, June 16, 2007

The cartoon's headline: "The Palestinian inner fight – from Gaza to the (West) Bank." The Jew\Israeli insert the plug, which stands for " Gaza ", into the plug point, which stands for "the (West) Bank."

Al-Watan, June 13, 2007

On the right: "Fatah;" on the left: "Hamas."

Saudia Arabia

Al-Madin, June 16, 2007

The cartoon's headline: "The inner fight in the Palestinian territories continues."


Al-Jazira, June 15, 2007

In Arabic: "Fatah" and Hamas."

Arabnews, June 14, 2007

Syria

Tishrin, June 18, 2007

In Arabic: "Civil war."